Dragon Ball Super: Gohan Beast, Explained

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero as a movie is what many fans were excited for, and certainly blew out a lot of expectations from the audiences despite the leaks at first, and most of that success is due to the new transformation that Gohan exhibited in the last minutes of the movie. This new form of red-purple aura, and with white hair and red-eyes showed the fans that Gohan still had limitless potential hiding underneath, and that it needed a greater snap for him to awaken to it in order to defeat Cell Max. However, many would be forgiven for not understanding just how the power works, when it surfaced, and why, and especially how strong Gohan is in this form compared to the other characters in the cast. With all that said, just what is Gohan Beast, and what could this mean for the story going forward?